Philosophy of Loss

People say there’s a time everyman must move on But I’m a woman More specifically a girl So tell me, wouldn’t this saying be wrong Because I’m a girl there’re tons of things I don’t know yet I would say I’m naïve All I want to do is be comforted by denial Yes I will accept friendship from lies I would run and hide from the truth And if I do get tired I would sit down in my grief It would be my own personal cushion People just expect me to feel better But I can’t because my body’s numb I can’t turn my frown upside down The weight is too much for me to handle It’s as if my heart been beaten with sticks Everything in me aches

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